Rebels All!: A Short History of the Conservative Mind in Postwar America (Ideas in Action) PDF
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PRELIMS.qxd 4/23/08 1:51 PM Page i Rebels All! PRELIMS.qxd 4/23/08 1:51 PM Page ii Ideas in Action Thought and Culture in the United States since 1945 George Cotkin,Series Editor Ideas in Action encourages historians to consider large and important topics pertaining to cultural and intellectual life in the United States since 1945.Drawing on the secondary literature surrounding a topic, these books discover and dissect compelling issues related to large cultural questions as they change over time,and they give authors an opportunity to interpret,to speculate,and to “think out loud,”while furthering strong critical debate.Books in the series deal not in abstractions but anchor ideas firmly in the context of politics,culture, and society.They are written in a style that is accessible to a wide range of readers and that captures the author’s personality and point of view. PRELIMS.qxd 4/23/08 1:51 PM Page iii Rebels All! A Short History of the Conservative Mind in Postwar America Kevin Mattson Rutgers University Press New Brunswick,New Jersey,and London PRELIMS.qxd 4/23/08 1:51 PM Page iv Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Mattson,Kevin,1966– Rebels all! :a short history of the conservative mind in postwar America / Kevin Mattson. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-0-8135-4343-7 (hardcover :alk.paper) 1.Conservatism—United States—History—20th century. 2.Conservatism—United States—History—21st century. 3.United States—Politics and government—1945–1989. 4.United States—Politics and government—1989– I.Title. JC573.2.U6M354 2008 320.520973—dc22 2007044891 A British Cataloging-in-Publication record for this book is available from the British Library. Copyright © 2008 by Kevin Mattson All rights reserved No part of this book may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means,electronic or mechanical,or by any information storage and retrieval system,without written permission from the publisher.Please contact Rutgers University Press,100 Joyce Kilmer Avenue,Piscataway, NJ 08854-8099.The only exception to this prohibition is “fair use”as defined by U.S.copyright law. Visit our Web site:http://rutgerspress.rutgers.edu Manufactured in the United States of America PRELIMS.qxd 4/23/08 1:51 PM Page v In the memory of Christopher Lasch, my teacher . . . From an apostate, still respectful PRELIMS.qxd 4/23/08 1:51 PM Page vi PRELIMS.qxd 4/23/08 1:51 PM Page vii The picture today in American politics is of intelligence without force or enthusiasm facing force and enthusiasm without intelligence. —David Riesman and Nathan Glazer, “The Intellectuals and Discontented Classes,” 1955 PRELIMS.qxd 4/23/08 1:51 PM Page viii PRELIMS.qxd 4/23/08 1:51 PM Page ix Contents Acknowledgments xi Introduction: The Party of Ideas? 1 1 The First Generation: Apocalyptic Rebels with a Cause 22 2 The Big Chill That Set Fires 62 3 Postmodern Conservatism, the Politics of Outrage, and the Mindset of War 97 Conclusion: When Extremism Becomes a Virtue 133 Notes 143 Index 161 ix PRELIMS.qxd 4/23/08 1:51 PM Page x
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